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    First Check Engine light! P2243

    After 125,000 miles the check engine light finally came on. It had P2243 - O2 Sensor Reference Voltage Circuit Open Bank 1 Sensor 1. So the PCM wasn't getting a voltage signal from the front (upstream) O2 sensor and was running in open loop. Before spending close to $200 on a new sensor I...
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    Front lower control arm ball joint

    My 5 has been making a pretty bad clunking noise for a while on all but the smoothest roads. The noise has gotten worse over time. I'm pretty sure it's because the rubber boot over the ball joint on the front driver's side lower control arm is torn up. Would this require the whole control arm...
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    If your 5 won't start, try this

    Over the weekend my 5 would crank but not start. Battery was good and there were no codes. I was able to get it started my pumping the gas pedal a little bit during cranking. It hesitated a bit but after a few seconds it started. It idled a little rough for a few seconds but it's been ok...
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    Weird electrical problem

    Here's an interesting one for you: Whenever I turn on the rear defrost, the overhead dome lights turn on and the red "door open" indicator also turns on. It does this while all the doors are closed. Defrost works, and with the defrost off when I open a door the dome lights and indicator turn...
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    Rear shock rattling noise

    So I have a rattling noise coming from the rear shock on the driver's side. When you wiggle the plastic shock boot you can hear what sounds like a thin piece of metal rattling, so I hear this almost all the time on roads that are even a little bit bumpy. The other side doesn't have this noise...
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    Another 5 owner joining in...

    First post! I bought an 09 GT a year ago and have 46000 miles on it now. Very nice car. About the only problem with it is the second row seats shaking when no one's sitting in them, and a faint rattling noise coming from... somewhere. Might be the loose heat shield I read about in another...
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